New stamp will honor Chesty Puller (And Manila John Basilone)

Richmond Times Dispatch ^ | 8/26/2004

[4.1O dana super trac pak]

After seven years of effort kicked off by a former Marine from Virginia, the U.S. Postal Service will issue a stamp next year honoring icon of the Corps Chesty Puller

"I'm ecstatic," said retired Marine Maj. Jacques Loraine. "I didn't think it was really going to happen, with the long delays and putoffs."

'snip'

Sometime next year, the Postal service will publish the "Distinguished Marines" block of stamps, featuring four Marine Corps heroes: Puller, Lt. Gen. John A. Lejeune, Sgt. Maj. Dan Daly and Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone.

[JLO]

Thanks to this thread.

[Chode]

yeah... it's confusing because he has 22 ribbons in the picture but there are 26 ribbons described on the list

[Calvin Locke]

you can make your own stamps now

I heard a piece on the Howie Carr show today referencing thesmokinggun.com.

Stamps they got approved: Monica's blue dress, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, Ted Kazinsky (HS yearbook).

Stamps refused: Lee Harvey Oswald, Sammy "The Bull" Gravano.

[billhilly]

Forgive my aging memory.

[fortheDeclaration]

"Forgive my aging memory"

I'm right behind you! :)

[BIGLOOK]

CONGRATUALTIONS MARINES! Now let to USPS get those stamps out without delay.

[SAMWolf]

It's about time. :-)

[freeze163]

Semper Fi, Marines never die. Tey just go to hell and regroup

Gunnery Sergeant 87-Pres

[Darksheare]

Excellent!


As far as the 13 member committee.. they need to seriously re-evaluate their personal icons.
Case in point, the Christmastime muslim stamp debacle.

[Warrior Nurse]

Com'on you sons a bitches, you want to live forever
Sgt Maj Dan Daly during the battle of Belleau Wood.
By the way you don't win the Medal of Honor it is awarded and in most cases posthumously

[asgardshill]

Ah good - he got a gedunk medal (second row from bottom, right side). And I don't see a Good Conduct medal in that fruit salad either (but this IS Chesty Puller) ;)

[KC_Conspirator]

bump

[asgardshill]

Thank you for your service (from a former Navy puke who is a proud Associate Member of the Marine Corps League).

[edfrank_1998]

That red one with the blue stripe is the Good Conduct Medal. His also has a star. He was enlisted for quite a while before getting a commission.

[asgardshill]

I thought the Good Conduct was solid red. Mine was.

[sonofatpatcher2]

[edfrank_1998]

You said:

"I thought the Good Conduct was solid red. Mine was."


Puller was a Marine, not Navy. Solid red Good Conduct ribbons are from the Navy.

found at: http://foxfall.com/gcrm-navy-curr.htm

Establishing Authority

The Navy Good Conduct Medal was established on April 26, 1869, by Secretary of the Navy A.E. Borie. The transitional design of the Navy Good Conduct Medal followed from the original establishment of the Good Conduct Medal by the Secretary of the Navy in 1884.

Effective Dates

The current design of the Navy Good Conduct Medal has been awarded for qualifying service from 1961 to the present.

..snip..

The ribbon to the Navy Good Conduct Medal is red and is based on the red stripe in the original three-colored ribbon; it was darkened to avoid its being confused with the ribbon of the Specially Meritorious Service Medal, 1898, which is a brighter shade of red.

[asgardshill]

Thanks for the reply and the correction.

[A.A. Cunningham]

Won the MOH twice!

Earned. You win stuffed animals on the carnival midway. You earn the Medal of Honor.

[Lockbar]

Wow. I said awarded once, and then said won once, and I get my A$$ kicked for that one "mistake"? I want to thank everybody for correcting my efforts in posting the pictures of Medal of Honor holders. I guess its best to leave the postings of pics to the real experts next time.